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BIOPAC Research Solutions enable you to record, analyze, or report hundreds of life science signals.

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Integrated hardware, software, and curriculum systems allow students to record data from their own bodies, animal, or tissue preps to learn principles of life science physiology. Starter systems, core systems, and add-ons for life science physiology labs...

BSL Analysis downloads provide a “Review Saved Data (RSD)” version of the Biopac Student Lab software for students to install on their own computer outside of the lab. BSL Analysis software works without any data acquisition hardware connected and can be installed on multiple computers.

Students can use the free BSL Analysis software to
♦ Prepare for the lab – read the physiology introduction, review recording protocol, watch videos, see sample data
♦ Analyze the data – open data files and follow the analysis guide, complete the report in the online journal
♦ Share the results – send report and data to instructor or classmates

The Biopac Student Lab System is the total solution for a wide variety of scientific applications, including human, animal, organ and tissue studies. BSL Systems are available for general science—Basic, Advanced and Ultimate Systems—and core disciplines.

Noninvasive Cardiac Output Module

Life Science Data Acquisition at its Best

Advanced technology for MRI-based research

Cascade up to 16 amplifer modules per MP Research System for multi-parameter or multi-subject studies

Part #: NICO100C

The NICO100C Impedance Cardiography (ICG) Noninvasive Cardiac Output Module records specific parameters associated with cardiac output measurements. It incorporates a precision high frequency current source, which injects a very small (400 µA) measurement current through the thoracic volume defined by the placement of a set of current source electrodes. A separate set of monitoring electrodes measures the voltage developed across the thorax volume. Because the current is constant, the voltage measured is proportional to the impedance characteristics of the thorax.

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The NICO100C simultaneously measures impedance magnitude (Zo; labeled “Z”) and derivative (dZ/dt; labeled “DZ”). Zo and dZ/dt can be recorded at four different measurement frequencies, from 12.5kHz to 100kHz; cardiac output measurements are usually performed at a measurement frequency of 50 kHz.

AcqKnowledge includes automated tools for the automatic analysis of impedance cardiography (ICG), cardiac output and other hemodynamic parameters using noninvasive bioimpedance techniques. The software automatically scores the data and provides tabulated results in either a Journal file or Excel. Click below for ICG Analysis video…

Output Channels
The CH SELECT switch has four bank settings, which assign NICO100C output (Zo and dZ/dt) channels as follows:

Bank

Magnitude (Zo)

Derivative (dZ/dt)

1

Channel 1

Channel 9

2

Channel 2

Channel 10

3

Channel 3

Channel 11

4

Channel 4

Channel 12

If a particular NICO100C output is not used, the respective assigned channel cannot be used for another modules output; simply do not record on the assigned channel.

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